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    what morph could my snake be im hearing different answers!!!

    hey guys im new to the snake world and got my first ball python but im not quite sure what morph she is im hearing black back im hearing normal im also hearing black back pythons are normals?? help

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    Black back isn't necessarily a "morph" unless it's proven genetic. What you have is a normal who's pattern leaves the back black, with minimal spots on the back. Did you buy her as a normal or as a genetic black back? Either way she's a cutie

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    Re: what morph could my snake be im hearing different answers!!!

    Similar to what LGray said, she is a blackback, but unless she was sold to you as genetic (meaning she will pass the trait on the offspring), then it is most likely just her individual pattern, not a true morph. She can be a "normal" blackback, or she could be a genetic blackback - the only way to truly prove which one is to breed her and produce blackback offspring (aka prove her out to be genetic).
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    Being a genetic trait a true black back is a morph, not a normal.
    I would guess that snake is a genetic black back but only breeding it would confirm that.
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    Its a normal.
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    Re: what morph could my snake be im hearing different answers!!!

    Looks like a nice normal to me.

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    Re: what morph could my snake be im hearing different answers!!!

    Just a normal


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    Re: what morph could my snake be im hearing different answers!!!

    What did you buy it as? If you bought it as a normal it is most likely a normal. Normals can vary significantly from one to the other so just because it looks different from other normals you have seen doesnt mean it is a morph. It happens but very rarely.

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    I have commented before on her saying shes a normal black back meaning normal black backs really arent morphs until you prove her out when shes big enough shes a normal black back
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